Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Confessions of a Faux Gourmet

For my ninth, 29th Birthday several weeks ago, my dear friend D is giving me a cooking lesson. Since her house is being remodeled she is coming here to cook. So today she calls and says I'm bringing everything -- don't worry.

What is everything?

Everything but the staples.

What are staples?

You know like butter, flour.

Oh.

You do have those, right?

Ummm.

You don't have flour?

Ummm. You see D, I don't really cook. I pretend to cook by scaping takeout into my own dishes.

You don't have flour?

I don't bake.

You don't have flour?

Yes, I admit it. I am 38 years old, the mother of two, and I don't have flour. I have lots of face creams, however.

Must run, must buy flour before the school run.

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